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Ms. Toad

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168. That's the one that drives me nuts.

Sun Apr 15, 2018, 04:19 PM

Apr 2018

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I've been scrolling through this thread trying to remember the word I hear all the time recently - that invariably comes out with the swallowed consonant thing.

Still can't remember the word that I hear every day...

ETA: "impor..ant" is the word I'm hearing every day.

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Annoying millennial speech habits [View all] Blues Heron Apr 2018 OP

"I was like .................." "I mean" before saying anything else. wasupaloopa Apr 2018 #1

"I mean, it's, like, ferSURE, yanno?" lastlib Apr 2018 #4

Sounds like a valley girl there. Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #92

Welcome to 1982? Adrahil Apr 2018 #122

Quoting a thirty-five-year-old speech pattern Codeine Apr 2018 #125

People still do this. It demonstrates a blatant inability to THINK clearly and logically. lastlib Apr 2018 #149

But the few people that say those things ARE communicating. Captain Stern Apr 2018 #182

I like "daddy-o" misanthrope Apr 2018 #170

Starting a statement with "I mean" PatSeg Apr 2018 #153

that's pre millenium speech Demovictory9 Apr 2018 #157

Like is not just millenials. treestar Apr 2018 #181

How about we stop stereotyping a generation crazycatlady Apr 2018 #2

+1000 TubbersUK Apr 2018 #7

Many folks here love to stereotype. Let me see...southerners probably the number one Tipperary Apr 2018 #9

This board has a very "get off my lawn" vibe to it crazycatlady Apr 2018 #37

I agree Sunsky Apr 2018 #60

I am in my mid 50s and constantly come to the defense of the younger generation meadowlark5 Apr 2018 #82

My and my freinds mercuryblues Apr 2018 #109

You remember when Pokemon Go came out? Mariana Apr 2018 #205

You have a very good point. Mariana Apr 2018 #85

It didn't used to be this way. KentuckyWoman Apr 2018 #91

please keep in mind DonCoquixote Apr 2018 #118

I agree. And I'm a child of the 50s. KPN Apr 2018 #94

I'm a kid of the 80s crazycatlady Apr 2018 #106

Well Said!!! K&R RKP5637 Apr 2018 #179

You are right, and judging from posts here, this board skews toward over 55. Tipperary Apr 2018 #131

Outgroup Homogeneity Effect: Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2018 #51

What if I've lived more than 50 years in the Heart of Dixie misanthrope Apr 2018 #171

It is clear you hate the south. You have made that abundantly clear. Tipperary Apr 2018 #172

It is "awful" and it's completely beyond my control due to health/economic issues misanthrope Apr 2018 #180

You mean like we don't stereotype Boomers? Stinky The Clown Apr 2018 #41

I think it is hilarious. Boomers and Gen Xers making fun of other generations' speech habits?! yardwork Apr 2018 #61

Word up! cemaphonic Apr 2018 #161

My millennial kids never say those things. yardwork Apr 2018 #173

Fine. Get them off my lawn! jberryhill Apr 2018 #104

Yup Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #105

All generations have certain identifiable, idiosyncratic speech patterns. procon Apr 2018 #108

+1 Blues Heron Apr 2018 #110

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2018 #114

Thank you. Gen Xer here. DangerousRhythm Apr 2018 #209

This -- I work with this age young adults every day obamanut2012 Apr 2018 #222

Starting every answer with "So...." femmocrat Apr 2018 #3

That drives me crazy. I hear it especially on NPR. Tipperary Apr 2018 #12

So, NPR is aware of this Tree-Hugger Apr 2018 #192

+1 Blues Heron Apr 2018 #17

I think it's a replacement for starting a sentence with "Well, ..." n/t dragonlady Apr 2018 #32

Yes! femmocrat Apr 2018 #38

another Reaganism the "and,no" construction Blues Heron Apr 2018 #54

Well, there you go again. OhZone Apr 2018 #96

So I havent noticed it Renew Deal Apr 2018 #39

Yes! Clarity2 Apr 2018 #46

As the expression goes - And scene. GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #127

This annoys me intensely BritVic Apr 2018 #139

Starting a sentence with "So..." PatSeg Apr 2018 #158

Ditto. I have a colleague who draws out the so-o-o... spooky3 Apr 2018 #152

Exactly what I was thinking. fallout87 Apr 2018 #199

Why? TubbersUK Apr 2018 #5

Ugh, because we are *supposed* to crave division. ck4829 Apr 2018 #21

The Worst Pan-Generational Speech Habits Leith Apr 2018 #6

Upspeak. Started in the valley? Blues Heron Apr 2018 #20

That rising intonation thing LSFL Apr 2018 #78

Yes Leith Apr 2018 #99

"Sentences that end with the intonation rising." mitch96 Apr 2018 #120

As if old people didn't do the same thing? Aristus Apr 2018 #8

I have to say in all my years, many of them spent working with seniors - Tipperary Apr 2018 #19

I'm in my mid-40's but I use that stuff just to mess with my kids Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #27

I'm in my late 50s and I do the same thing. yardwork Apr 2018 #64

At least they don't say "nucular", like Republicans. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #123

Lol. I love some of these old figures of speech. Tipperary Apr 2018 #136

My kids used to laugh when I'd say "Mind your own beeswax"! mama Apr 2018 #184

turning 50 soon d_r Apr 2018 #36

I've heard those - from my dad - whose generation is now really gone; a generation which was...... northoftheborder Apr 2018 #88

And then there is "What the Sam Hill is going on?" Maeve Apr 2018 #165

My brother is fond of "consarn it." cemaphonic Apr 2018 #148

Hell, I just say fuck, a lot. And I'm old. GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #129

Know'm say'n? Iggo Apr 2018 #143

The pseudo-profanity is so ridiculous. Mariana Apr 2018 #207

I agree. Aristus Apr 2018 #211

Unrec blogslut Apr 2018 #10

I hear "nooo problem" and "absolutely" repeated often... NurseJackie Apr 2018 #11

"perfect" too Blues Heron Apr 2018 #25

23skiddo, and so's yer old man, bee's knee's, swanky, swell. Screwy millenials! marble falls Apr 2018 #13

And let us not forget Tipperary Apr 2018 #22

The absolute worst!!! Why can't these kids speak more like the rest of us, dagnabit? marble falls Apr 2018 #24

OP is pretty off my lawnish, mea culpa! Blues Heron Apr 2018 #26

I'm in my wheelhouse, say again? marble falls Apr 2018 #28

My mother who would be 105 now leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #57

... there are two words which you will never use. One of them is "swell" ... sl8 Apr 2018 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Apr 2018 #71

All of those except swell date back to the 20's defacto7 Apr 2018 #67

... cemaphonic Apr 2018 #151

Well... that's not my best suit I suppose. defacto7 Apr 2018 #156

"Not my problem", but that's not a millennial speech habit. ck4829 Apr 2018 #14

Basically............ Trust Buster Apr 2018 #15

This one is very subtle and I have noticed it nocoincidences Apr 2018 #16

good one Blues Heron Apr 2018 #23

missing L's as well Blues Heron Apr 2018 #29

Thats not so much a generational thing Codeine Apr 2018 #31

This upper Midwesterner agrees. GreenEyedLefty Apr 2018 #45

I think that has more to do with accents than generations crazycatlady Apr 2018 #33

Well suddenly it has become more than a regional accent. nocoincidences Apr 2018 #200

I hear the dropped middle syllable a LOT! MontanaMama Apr 2018 #40

That pattern is, I believe, called a glottal stop PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #48

This one drives me crazy too TuxedoKat Apr 2018 #52

That's very British as well, low British. defacto7 Apr 2018 #55

glottal t sound - I do it frogmarch Apr 2018 #107

I disagree that this is "American" English Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #169

Oh no you di_n! Qutzupalotl Apr 2018 #111

"Fla--un (fatten) " also Moun-un... for mountain mitch96 Apr 2018 #124

My spouse is from North NJ and "moun-un" is his only tell flibbitygiblets Apr 2018 #159

And there is always Lon-Giland mitch96 Apr 2018 #166

That's How Natives of Toronto Can Identify Each Other Leith Apr 2018 #162

Down South also... mitch96 Apr 2018 #164

I listen to NY radio sometimes and "Manha-un" makes me sure the speaker is local to the area Maeve Apr 2018 #167

I've heard "Man-at-un also mitch96 Apr 2018 #213

That's the one that drives me nuts. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #168

That is an accent thing Tree-Hugger Apr 2018 #178

I've never seen the two that you mention Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #18

Just a get off my lawnish OP n/t Blues Heron Apr 2018 #30

Just the general rudeness and abruptness Drahthaardogs Apr 2018 #34

Annoying salespeople have been around for decades csziggy Apr 2018 #56

Yes, but that was bthe exception Drahthaardogs Apr 2018 #70

No, because I always dress casually I have had bad service from lots of businesses csziggy Apr 2018 #74

The difference between then and now crazycatlady Apr 2018 #81

True - back when I complained to management they just blew me off csziggy Apr 2018 #89

This has nothing to do with Millenials obamanut2012 Apr 2018 #223

Annoying older generations generalizations. kysrsoze Apr 2018 #35

Rather than join the get off my lawn parade, MontanaMama Apr 2018 #42

Always up for that! Blues Heron Apr 2018 #47

My pet peeve! MontanaMama Apr 2018 #53

"AWESOME!!!" DinahMoeHum Apr 2018 #43

Add To That RobinA Apr 2018 #217

Groovy, the man, tune in, turn off, Bitchin, cooties... lunatica Apr 2018 #44

I know, right! I'm rotfl. yardwork Apr 2018 #62

Don't forget the suffix "ville" like defacto7 Apr 2018 #63

There just too many to list them all! lunatica Apr 2018 #77

That one might be older, from the "beat" generation JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #175

Yeah, I think you're right. defacto7 Apr 2018 #196

"Bitchin" (meaning good or great) has been around since the 60s?! Different Drummer Apr 2018 #121

Its been around since the late 50s lunatica Apr 2018 #147

That explains why I never heard it since before the 80s since I'm from GA. Different Drummer Apr 2018 #150

Far out! Tipperary Apr 2018 #137

No, thank you. H2O Man Apr 2018 #49

Who raised the Millennial generation? GreenEyedLefty Apr 2018 #50

Generation Jones radius777 Apr 2018 #189

This is the first I heard of Generation Jones. GreenEyedLefty Apr 2018 #212

there was talk about it when Obama won in 2008 radius777 Apr 2018 #215

I've established a 2 second rule with my daughter underpants Apr 2018 #58

I feel like not listening is the cause of the "So" technique mama Apr 2018 #188

It's fab! it's cool to have a generational vocabulary WhiteTara Apr 2018 #59

One thing that really gets my goat NotASurfer Apr 2018 #65

Here in KCMO I kept hearing "this jacks my jaw ". leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #101

It's nice to be talking about something besides Trump. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #66

I almost never hear 'wicked' crazycatlady Apr 2018 #83

Wicked, properly used, is an adverb. Mariana Apr 2018 #119

I hear the word sick used a lot. Tipperary Apr 2018 #134

"Literally" Squinch Apr 2018 #68

Thats every fifth word out of my ten-year-old Codeine Apr 2018 #113

My entirely beloved 26 year old niece. Intelligent, successful, beautiful, but uses "literally" Squinch Apr 2018 #115

I'm with you on that. sl8 Apr 2018 #128

Does anybody know the origin of "n'n'n'n'no" Blues Heron Apr 2018 #72

Sounds like something that Max Headroom might have started. sl8 Apr 2018 #75

who cares CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #76

I said it in my twenties... Iggo Apr 2018 #144

Im still wondering why "groovy" didn't last any longer than it did. sl8 Apr 2018 #73

I still say it. n/t Different Drummer Apr 2018 #117

We two may be the only hep cats left. n/t sl8 Apr 2018 #130

The word "versus" jayschool2013 Apr 2018 #79

on accident janterry Apr 2018 #80

As an older millenial IluvPitties Apr 2018 #84

I'm not even sure what this post means...hence the scant examples of Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #93

I know, right! Anon-C Apr 2018 #86

I would like to see horse hockey and malarkey make a comeback. Nt NCTraveler Apr 2018 #87

That's Horse Pucky where I come from. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #97

"Upspeaking"; making every sentence sound like a question. procon Apr 2018 #90

That and the "vocal fry" drives me nuts -- when even young women sound Nay Apr 2018 #145

Sorry. Not Sorry. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #95

That one I love! Tipperary Apr 2018 #138

It reminds me of Pee-Wee Herman in Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #141

Clara Bow said this in 1933: blogslut Apr 2018 #191

That's great. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #216

Wait... what?? honest.abe Apr 2018 #98

+1 Blues Heron Apr 2018 #103

Vocal fry shanti Apr 2018 #100

Does that refer to mouthy kids? leftyladyfrommo Apr 2018 #102

Fry is the lowest tone used in speaking. Codeine Apr 2018 #116

Nope shanti Apr 2018 #204

I teach college, so I have taught many, many millennials. I have never heard either of those. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #112

Annoying non-millenial speech habits: Salviati Apr 2018 #126

Excellent! GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #132

Yup. Agschmid Apr 2018 #133

You might want to edit the title to 'Annoying speech habits'. GoneOffShore Apr 2018 #135

I know you have caught some flak on this thread, but it is a great op! Tipperary Apr 2018 #140

Kids these days. Am I right? Iggo Apr 2018 #142

I havent found any millennial speech pattern as annoying hardluck Apr 2018 #146

Whatever grantcart Apr 2018 #154

hahaha tell me about it Takket Apr 2018 #155

Annoying old fart speech patterns ismnotwasm Apr 2018 #160

Isn't that one more of a younger Xer/older millenial phrase? cemaphonic Apr 2018 #163

How about back in MY day? ismnotwasm Apr 2018 #186

sure, that one's ancient cemaphonic Apr 2018 #187

I think its pretty funny that the, Im supposing, late boomer generation here ismnotwasm Apr 2018 #203

that is a Gen-X era phrase radius777 Apr 2018 #193

Using "I graduated high school in 1980" instead of "graduated from high school." CTyankee Apr 2018 #174

This Drives Me Crazy RobinA Apr 2018 #218

Do you know how this odd construction came about? CTyankee Apr 2018 #220

So, yeah, how's this one? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #176

That's a great question JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #177

I haven't notice any speech habits by millennials. rockfordfile Apr 2018 #183

Talking Loki Liesmith Apr 2018 #185

Groovy! Far Out! Really Boss! MineralMan Apr 2018 #190

Annoying habits of grouchy old people. BlueStater Apr 2018 #194

Ha, I haven't heard that argument in about 40 years. defacto7 Apr 2018 #198

Thank goodness the yeah-yeah-yeah craze is waning. Croney Apr 2018 #195

Hey... this isnt any different than dissing boomers or Genx QUIT IT! Thekaspervote Apr 2018 #197

All generations intentionally annoy others radius777 Apr 2018 #201

Ending a statement sentence rownesheck Apr 2018 #202

Pronouncing 'T's' as 'D's' superpatriotman Apr 2018 #206

good one Blues Heron Apr 2018 #210

No one mentioned the expression My bad? robbob Apr 2018 #208

I work with millenials, have not heard that Skittles Apr 2018 #214

As one of the early millennialls Jspur Apr 2018 #219

This OP is rather appalling obamanut2012 Apr 2018 #221

Disappearing Idioms OxQQme Apr 2018 #224